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<div class="heading">Grave</div>
<div class="center"><b>[under construction]</b><br/><br/><br/></div>

<p class="topic">Below are <i>quick links</i> to the topics within this page.</p>
<p class="topic"><a href="#whereIsIt">Where is it?</a>
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="#JesusSaid">Lord Christ Jesus said</a>
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="#paulWrote">Apostle Paul wrote</a>
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="#downAlive">Down Alive</a>
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="#saulNwitchofEndor">Samuel, Saul and the Witch of Endor</a>
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="#hannahsPrayer">Hannah's Prayer</a>
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<p class="topic"><a href="#reservedUntoJudgement">Place reserved unto judgment</a></p>
<p class="topic"><a href="#tortureOfGehenna">Torture of Gehenna</a></p>
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Proverbs 7 (New International Version)

 18 Come, let's drink deep of love till morning;
       let's enjoy ourselves with love!
...
 22 All at once he followed her
       like an ox going to the slaughter,
       like a deer [Syriac (see also Septuagint Hebrew fool ] stepping into a noose [The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain. ]

 23 till an arrow pierces his liver,
       like a bird darting into a snare,
       little knowing it will cost him his life.
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24 Now then, my sons, listen to me;
       pay attention to what I say.

 25 Do not let your heart turn to her ways
       or stray into her paths.

 26 Many are the victims she has brought down;
       her slain are a mighty throng.

 27 Her house is a highway to the grave, [Hebrew Sheol ]
       leading down to the chambers of death.


Proverbs 7 (King James Version)
 22He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;

 23Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.

 24Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.

 25Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.

 26For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.

 27Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death. 
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<p>Grave in Hebrew is Sheol, it's the abode of the dead in the Old Testament.
<br/><sup><i>King James Version <span class="small">(KJV)</span> and New International Version <span class="small">(NIV)</span> translated</i> Sheol <i>as</i> "grave"</sup>
<br/>Other name associate with it are Hades, the Pit<sup>[Or grave]</sup>, Tartarus and Hell.
Please note these names may not be of the same place, general understanding are that they're places in close proximity...
</p>
<p>
Knowledge of these places may bring up many more question. 
Acknowledge the Lord our God (Hosea 13:4), by praying to the Lord and read His Word, 
the Holy Scripture that He may reveal the answer to you.
</p>
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  <td class="cellTopic">Gehenna</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td><span class="small"><b>Matthew 23:33 King James Version</b>:</span>
  <br/>Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell<sup>[Greek <i>gehenna</i>]</sup>?
  <br/><sup>NB: original Greek scripture the word "gehenna" is often translated into <i>hell</i> in English</sup>
  <p><span class="small">Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary:</span>
  <br/>literally, valley of Hinnom. a place or state of misery. HELL.
  </p>
  <span class="small">Wikipedia:</span>
  <br/>'<i><b>Gehenna'</b></i> is a word tracing to Greek, ultimately from Hebrew גי(א)-הינום <i>Gêhinnôm</i> (also <i>Gei ben-Hinnom</i> (Hebrew: גיא בן הינום) meaning the <i>Valley of Hinnom</i>, first mentioned in Joshua 15:8. Originally it referred to a garbage dump in a deep narrow valley right outside the walls of Jerusalem (in modern-day Israel) where fires were kept burning to consume the refuse and keep down the stench. It is also the location where bodies of executed criminals, or individuals denied a proper burial, would be dumped. Today, "Gehenna" is often used as a synonym for Hell.
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  <td class="cellTopic">Hades</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td><span class="small">Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary:</span>
  <br/>(Greek HaidEs) SHEOL, HELL, the underground abode of the dead in Greek mythology.
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  <td class="cellTopic">Pit</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td><span class="small">Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary:</span>
  <br/>HELL, a place or situation of futility, misery, or degradation.
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  <td class="cellTopic">Sheol</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td><span class="small">Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary:</span>
  <br/>(Hebrew She'Ol) the abode of the dead in early Hebrew thought.
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  <td class="cellTopic">Tartarus</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td><span class="small"><b>2 Peter 2:4 King James Version</b>:</span>
  <br/>For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell<sup>[Greek Tartarus]</sup>, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; 
  <p><span class="small">Encyclopedia Britannica:</span> 
  <br/>In Greek mythology, the lowest depths of the underworld. It was a region of eternal darkness where the evil were punished after death for having offended the gods. Here Zeus confined the Titans, who were prevented from escaping by hundred-armed giants. Later classical authors sometimes used Tartarus interchangeably with Hades to designate the entire underworld.
  </p>
  <p><span class="small">Columbia University Press:</span> 
  <br/>in Greek mythology, lowest region of the underworld. The wicked (e.g., Sisyphus, Tantalus, and Ixion) were sent to Tartarus as punishment for their sins.
  </p>
  <p><span class="small">Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary:</span>
  <br/>(from Greek Tartaros) a section of Hades reserved for punishment of the wicked.
  </p>
  <p>
  <span class="small">The American Heritage dictionary:</span> 
  <br/>Greek Mythology. The abysmal regions below Hades where the Titans were confined.
  An infernal region; hell.
  </p>
  <span class="small">Wikipedia:</span>
  <br/>In Greek mythology, Tartarus, or <i>Tartaros</i> (from the Greek tartarizo, meaning "<b>shivering cold</b>"), is both a deity and a place in the underworld - even lower than Hades. 
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  <td class="cellTopic">Tophet</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td><span class="small">Columbia University Press:</span> 
  <br/>place near Jerusalem, in the valley of Hinnom, associated with the worship of Molech. Tophet became a name for hell.
  <p><span class="small">Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary:</span> 
  <br/>HELL, GEHENNA
  </p>
  <p><span class="small">The American Heritage dictionary:</span> 
  <br/>An extremely unpleasant or painful condition or place. Hell.
  </p>
  <span class="small">Wikipedia:</span>
  <br/>Tophet is a location near Jerusalem where according to the Bible, the Canaanites sacrificed children to the god Moloch by burning them alive. It is thought to be a specific geographic location within the valley of Gehenna.
  <p>The name is possibly derived from the Hebrew <i>toph</i> = drum, because drums were used to drown the cries of children; or from the Hebrew taph or <i>toph</i> = to burn.
  </p>
  <p>The practice of child sacrifice was outlawed by King Josiah. The valley became a refuse site where animal carcasses, waste and the bodies of criminals were dumped, with fires permanently burning to keep disease at bay.
  </p>
  <p>Tophet became a synonym for hell. Tophet as the name of the Gehenna site was transferred to the child cemetery in Carthage; the assumption that child sacrifice was also practiced in Carthage is not unanimously accepted by modern scholars and the debate is continuing. 
  </p>
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<h4>Where is it?</h4>
Do God exist?
Did God created earth? (Genesis 1)
Was there a garden made by God called Eden on the surface of this earth? (Genesis 2:8)
Were there "the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil"? (Genesis 2:9)
Did early man live over 900 years old? (Genesis 5:5)
Was there a person named Noah, built an ark and it houses "all kinds of living creatures"? 
God send a flood that destroys all "living creatures"? (Genesis 6-9)
Did Israelites went through the sea on <i>dry ground</i>? (Exodus 14:22)
Did the sun stop in the middle of the sky for a full day? (Joshua 10:13)... and so on.
<p>
All in all if these seem believable, that they happened <b>on</b> this earth and not on some grey plane, 
we should not be surprise what Bible stated concerning the place of the dead.
<b>The places of the above names are right under our feet,... in the "heart of the earth"</b> (Matthew 12:40).
</p>
<p>
If doubt exist, suggest: go and do some research, e.g. on how think is earth's crust versus earth's radius.
Look at a world map and see how large is it's surface, find the size of any mountain, was those mountain able to be seen?
Match these mountains with what you see under the microscope.
</p>

<h6 id="JesusSaid">Lord Christ Jesus said</h6>
<blockquote><b>Matthew 12:39-40</b>
<br/><span class="small"><b>(NIV)</b></span> He answered, "A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a miraculous sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 
For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights <b>in the heart of the earth</b>."
<br/><span class="small"><b>(KJV)</b></span> But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: 
For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights <b>in the heart of the earth</b>. 
</blockquote>

<h6 id="paulWrote">Apostle Paul wrote: (<small>by Holy Spirit</small>)</h6>
<blockquote><b>Ephesians 4
<br/>Unity in the Body of Christ</b>
<br/><span class="small"><b>(NIV)</b></span> <sup class="verseNum">8</sup> This is why it<sup>[Or <i>God</i>]</sup> says: 
   "When he ascended on high, 
      he led captives in his train 
      and gave gifts to men."<sup>[Psalm 68:18]</sup>
<sup class="verseNum">9</sup> (What does "he ascended" mean except that <b>he also descended to the lower, earthly regions</b><sup>[Or <i>the <b>depths of the earth</b></i>]</sup>? 
<sup class="verseNum">10</sup> He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.) 
<br/><span class="small"><b>(KJV)</b></span> <sup class="verseNum">8</sup> Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. 
<sup class="verseNum">9</sup> (Now that he ascended, what is it but that <b>he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth</b>? 
<sup class="verseNum">10</sup> He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) 
</blockquote>

<h6 id=downAlive>Down Alive</h6>
<blockquote><b>Numbers 16
<br/>Korah, Dathan and Abiram</b>
<br/><span class="small"><b>(NIV)</b></span>
<sup class="verseNum">28</sup> Then Moses said, "This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things and that it was not my idea: 
<sup class="verseNum">29</sup> If these men die a natural death and experience only what usually happens to men, then the LORD has not sent me. 
<sup class="verseNum">30</sup> But if the LORD brings about something totally new, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them, with everything that belongs to them, and <b>they go down alive into the grave</b>, <sup>[Hebrew Sheol; also in verse 33]</sup> then you will know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt." 
<sup class="verseNum">31</sup> As soon as he finished saying all this, the ground under them split apart 
<sup class="verseNum">32</sup> and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, with their households and all Korah's men and all their possessions. 
<sup class="verseNum">33</sup> <b>They went down alive into the grave</b><sup>[Hebrew Sheol]</sup>, <b>with everything they owned; the earth closed over them</b>, and they perished and were gone from the community. 
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<br/><span class="small"><b>(KJV)</b></span>
<sup class="verseNum">28</sup> And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind. 
<sup class="verseNum">29</sup> If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the LORD hath not sent me. 
<sup class="verseNum">30</sup> But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and <b>they go down quick into the pit</b>; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD. 
<sup class="verseNum">31</sup> And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them: 
<sup class="verseNum">32</sup> And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods. 
<sup class="verseNum">33</sup> <b>They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them</b>: and they perished from among the congregation.
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<h6 id="saulNwitchofEndor">Samuel, Saul and the Witch of Endor</h6>
<blockquote><b>1 Samuel 28
<br/>Saul and the Witch of Endor</b>
<br/><span class="small"><b>(NIV)</b></span>
<sup class="verseNum">3</sup> Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in his own town of Ramah. Saul had expelled the mediums and spiritists from the land. 
<sup class="verseNum">4</sup> The Philistines assembled and came and set up camp at Shunem, while Saul gathered all the Israelites and set up camp at Gilboa. 
<sup class="verseNum">5</sup> When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid; terror filled his heart. 
<sup class="verseNum">6</sup> He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets. 
<sup class="verseNum">7</sup> Saul then said to his attendants, "Find me a woman who is a medium, so I may go and inquire of her." 
    "There is one in Endor," they said. 
<sup class="verseNum">8</sup> So Saul disguised himself, putting on other clothes, and at night he and two men went to the woman. "Consult a spirit for me," he said, "and bring up for me the one I name." 
<sup class="verseNum">9</sup> But the woman said to him, "Surely you know what Saul has done. He has cut off the mediums and spiritists from the land. Why have you set a trap for my life to bring about my death?" 
<sup class="verseNum">10</sup> Saul swore to her by the LORD, "As surely as the LORD lives, you will not be punished for this." 
<sup class="verseNum">11</sup> Then the woman asked, "Whom shall I bring up for you?" 
    "Bring up Samuel," he said. 
<sup class="verseNum">12</sup> When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out at the top of her voice and said to Saul, "Why have you deceived me? You are Saul!" 
<sup class="verseNum">13</sup> The king said to her, "Don't be afraid. What do you see?" 
    The woman said, "<b>I see a spirit</b> <sup>[Or <i>see spirits</i>; or <i>see gods</i>]</sup> <b>coming up out of the ground</b>." 
<sup class="verseNum">14</sup> "What does he look like?" he asked. 
    "An old man wearing a robe is coming up," she said. 
    Then Saul knew it was Samuel, and he bowed down and prostrated himself with his face to the ground. 
<sup class="verseNum">15</sup> Samuel said to Saul, "Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?" 
    "I am in great distress," Saul said. "The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has turned away from me. He no longer answers me, either by prophets or by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what to do." 
<sup class="verseNum">16</sup> Samuel said, "Why do you consult me, now that the LORD has turned away from you and become your enemy? 
<sup class="verseNum">17</sup> The LORD has done what he predicted through me. The LORD has torn the kingdom out of your hands and given it to one of your neighbors - to David. 
<sup class="verseNum">18</sup> Because you did not obey the LORD or carry out his fierce wrath against the Amalekites, the LORD has done this to you today. 
<sup class="verseNum">19</sup> The LORD will hand over both Israel and you to the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. The LORD will also hand over the army of Israel to the Philistines." 
<sup class="verseNum">20</sup> Immediately Saul fell full length on the ground, filled with fear because of Samuel's words. His strength was gone, for he had eaten nothing all that day and night. 
<sup class="verseNum">21</sup> When the woman came to Saul and saw that he was greatly shaken, she said, "Look, your maidservant has obeyed you. I took my life in my hands and did what you told me to do. 
<sup class="verseNum">22</sup> Now please listen to your servant and let me give you some food so you may eat and have the strength to go on your way." 
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<br/><span class="small"><b>1 Samuel 28 (KJV)</b></span>
<sup class="verseNum">3</sup> Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land. 
<sup class="verseNum">4</sup> And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilboa. 
<sup class="verseNum">5</sup> And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled. 
<sup class="verseNum">6</sup> And when Saul enquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets. 
<sup class="verseNum">7</sup> Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor. 
<sup class="verseNum">8</sup> And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee. 
<sup class="verseNum">9</sup> And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die? 
<sup class="verseNum">10</sup> And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing. 
<sup class="verseNum">11</sup> Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel. 
<sup class="verseNum">12</sup> And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul. 
<sup class="verseNum">13</sup> And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, <b>I saw gods ascending out of the earth</b>. 
<sup class="verseNum">14</sup> And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself. 
<sup class="verseNum">15</sup> And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do. 
<sup class="verseNum">16</sup> Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy? 
<sup class="verseNum">17</sup> And the LORD hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the LORD hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David: 
<sup class="verseNum">18</sup> Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the LORD, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD done this thing unto thee this day. 
<sup class="verseNum">19</sup> Moreover the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: the LORD also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines. 
<sup class="verseNum">20</sup> Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night. 
<sup class="verseNum">21</sup> And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thine handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me. 
<sup class="verseNum">22</sup> Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way. 
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<h6 id="hannahsPrayer">Hannah's Prayer</h6>
<blockquote><b>1 Samuel 2:6</b>
<br/><span class="small"><b>(NIV)</b></span>
"The LORD brings death and makes alive; 
       he <b>brings down to the grave</b><sup>[Hebrew Sheol]</sup> and raises up. 
<br/><span class="small"><b>(KJV)</b></span>
The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he <b>bringeth down to the grave</b>, and bringeth up. 
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<h4>Place reserved unto judgment</h4>
From Holy Scripture and definition provided, 
<b>Tartarus</b> is a special place deeper than <b>Hades</b> or <b>Sheol</b> or <b>Gehenna</b> or <b>Hell</b>.
Punishment are also greater.
<blockquote><b>2 Peter 2:4</b>
<br/><span class="small"><b>(NIV)</b></span>
For if God did not spare <b>angels</b> when they sinned, but sent them to hell,<sup>[Greek <b>Tartarus</b>]</sup> putting them into gloomy dungeons<sup>[Some manuscripts into chains of darkness]</sup> to be held for judgment;
<br/><span class="small"><b>(KJV)</b></span>
For if God spared not the <b>angels</b> that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; 
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<h4>Torture of Gehenna</h4>
<p>Gehenna (from Greek) is translated into English as hell.
</p>

<h6>by Fire</h6>
There is a constant burning in the valley of Hinnom (Gehenna) during the era of Israelite kings, upon our earthly surface.
The things above is a shadow (symbolical) of things happen underneath our earth.
The simplest punishment mentioned in gehenna is to be burned.
<p>Although Mark 9:43 can be taken as a shadow of speech. 
It is the truth in the physical sense and of the burning so frequently associated with gehenna (hell).
</p>
<blockquote><b>Mark 9:43</b>
<br/><span class="small"><b>(NIV)</b></span>
If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, where the fire never goes out. 
<br/><span class="small"><b>(KJV)</b></span>
And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: 
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<h6>How can the dead a spirit be tortured?</h6>
Scripture indicated both body and spirit can be tortured.
Event though the dead, with only spirit have no body!
<blockquote><b>Matthew 10:28</b>
<br/><span class="small"><b>(NIV)</b></span>
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy <b>both soul and body in hell</b>.
<br/><span class="small"><b>(KJV)</b></span>
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy <b>both soul and body in hell</b>. 
</blockquote>
<h6>How can the dead have body again?</h6>
<p>If we do believe in God and in the scripture, then what is impossible? 
<br/>First of all - if we believe in the existen of hell (which is underneath our feet),
as written in the scripture. Then there will be torture, agree? 
This is already far fetch in the "techno morden" day, a joke.
</p>

<h6>So how might the dead "resume" to have a body?</h6>
<blockquote><b>Matthew 10:33</b>
<br/><span class="small"><b>(NIV)</b></span>
<b>Topheth</b> has long been prepared;
       it has been made ready for the king.
       Its fire pit has been made deep and wide,
       with an abundance of fire and wood;
       the <b>breath of the LORD</b>,
       like a stream of burning sulfur,
       sets it ablaze.
<br/><span class="small"><b>(KJV)</b></span>
For <b>Tophet</b> is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the <b>breath of the LORD</b>, like a stream of <b>brimstone</b>, doth kindle it.
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<p>Scripture seems to indicate that the breath of the LORD, occupy apart in gehenna.
The breath of the LORD gives Life to all the living, from book of Genesis.
In gehenna the dead "resume" a living body by the same mean and it seem the 
breath of the LORD (like brimstone, burning sulfur) lights the fire as well
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Isaiah 26 (King James Version)

 19Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

 20Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.

 21For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
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  == fire & brimstone
  brimstone = sulfur
Genesis 19:24
Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
NIV
24 Then the LORD rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.

http://www.covenantkeepers.co.uk/sodom.htm
Embedded in these pure ashen remains are sulphur, or brimstone balls. Sulphur is usually found in crystalline form, but this sulphur is unique to the world as it is round, white and has the consistency of compact powder. It is usually 30-40% sulphur, whereas these sulphur balls are 95-98% pure sulphur. The impurities in the sulphur are metals that would add to the heat given off. It burns at 5000-6000 degrees Fahrenheit. It was tested at Galbraith Laboratories, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. They said that a BTU test could not be done as it would damage their stainless steel testing chamber. Sulphur is usually only found by volcanoes, sulfide ore mineral veins, or by sedimentary rocks associated with anhydrite, gypsum, limestone and saltdomes. We know that these sulphur balls must have been burning at some time in the past, because of the presence of burn rings around them. 

==- place to held the dead
    == Jacob
Genesis 42:38
But Jacob said, "My son will not go down there with you; his brother is dead and he is the only one left. If harm comes to him on the journey you are taking, you will bring my gray head down to the grave[Hebrew Sheol] in sorrow."
38
And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

Genesis 37:35
All his sons and daughters came to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. "No," he said, "in mourning will I go down to the grave [Hebrew Sheol] to my son." So his father wept for him. 
35 KJV
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him. 

Genesis 44:29
If you take this one from me too and harm comes to him, you will bring my gray head down to the grave [Hebrew Sheol ; also in verse 31] in misery.' 
29
And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

Genesis 44:31
sees that the boy isn't there, he will die. Your servants will bring the gray head of our father down to the grave[[Hebrew Sheol] in sorrow.
31 KJV
It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave. 
 
==== ???? search: grave, Interest?
Psalm 49
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm. 
14 Like sheep they are destined for the grave, [Hebrew Sheol ; also in verse 15 ] 
       and death will feed on them. 
       The upright will rule over them in the morning; 
       their forms will decay in the grave, [Hebrew Sheol ; also in verse 15] 
       far from their princely mansions. 

 15 But God will redeem my life [Or soul] from the grave[Hebrew Sheol]; 
       he will surely take me to himself. 
       Selah 
KJV
14Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. 
15But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah. 

Isaiah 14:9
The grave[Hebrew Sheol ; also in verses 11 and 15] below is all astir to meet you at your coming; it rouses the spirits of the departed to greet you— all those who were leaders in the world; it makes them rise from their thrones— all those who were kings over the nations.
Isaiah 14:11
All your pomp has been brought down to the grave[Hebrew Sheol], along with the noise of your harps; maggots are spread out beneath you and worms cover you.
Isaiah 14:15
But you are brought down to the grave[Hebrew Sheol], to the depths of the pit. 

==== ???? search: grave
    == refuge in death
Proverbs 14:32 When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down,
       but even in death the righteous have a refuge. 
    == cords, sorrow
2 Samuel 22
David's Song of Praise 
6 The cords of the grave [Hebrew Sheol] coiled around me; 
       the snares of death confronted me. 
6 KJV
The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me; 

    == 
1 Kings 2
David's Charge to Solomon 
6 
Deal with him according to your wisdom, but do not let his gray head go down to the grave [Hebrew Sheol ; also in verse] in peace. 
6KJV
Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace. 

9 But now, do not consider him innocent. You are a man of wisdom; you will know what to do to him. Bring his gray head down to the grave[Hebrew Sheol] in blood."
9 KJV
Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood. 
    == 
Job 7
9 As a cloud vanishes and is gone, 
       so he who goes down to the grave [Hebrew Sheol] does not return. 
9 KJV
As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more. 
    == 
Job 11
Zophar 
 8 They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? 
       They are deeper than the depths of the grave [Hebrew than Sheol] —what can you know? 
8 KJV
It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? 
    == 
Job 14
13 "If only you would hide me in the grave [Hebrew Sheol] 
       and conceal me till your anger has passed! 
       If only you would set me a time 
       and then remember me! 
13 KJV
O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me! 
    - -
Job 17
13 If the only home I hope for is the grave, [Hebrew Sheol]
if I spread out my bed in darkness,

KJV
13If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.

16 Will it go down to the gates of death [Hebrew Sheol] ? 
       Will we descend together into the dust?"
KJV
16They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.
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